Identity and Contact Detail Accuracy
Compare names and address details exactly, including order, spelling, spacing and field placement.
How to prepare for the Casework Skills Test
Learn the instructions and response scales first, then practise evidence-bounded judgement and controlled accuracy with original, non-official material.
Core concepts
Concept 1
names
Exam cue: Compare one address line or name component at a time.
Concept 2
address details
Exam cue: Check for missing, substituted and transposed characters rather than relying on overall appearance.
Concept 3
character order
Concept 4
omissions and substitutions
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Treating visually similar names or postcodes as identical.
Guardrail: Do not import specialist policy knowledge, copy secure material, invent official timings or weights, rank independent actions, or trade exactness for uncontrolled speed.
Skipping a line because the beginning and end match.
Guardrail: Do not import specialist policy knowledge, copy secure material, invent official timings or weights, rank independent actions, or trade exactness for uncontrolled speed.
Memory anchors
Line by line
Compare matching address fields separately.
Character order counts
The same characters in a different order are not identical.
Middle details matter
Matching starts and ends do not prove the full value.
Look for OST
Omission, substitution, transposition.
Field placement matters
Correct text in the wrong field can still be an error.
Exact, not approximate
Familiar-looking details still require verification.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
Source surname: Macleod. Which entry is an exact match?
Source given names: Priya Anika. Which record preserves the full value?
Answer all questions to submit.
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